Adler AIS | Details

Object number

A-28
Classification

Time Finding
Object name

Sundial
Title

Sundial: Chinese Needham Type-B
Creator

Unidentified
Description

Needham Type B. Lacquered wooden dial with red and black lettering. Hinged equatorial leaf with scale of double-hours divided into 2 and 8 parts. Hinged brass pin-gnomon. Original lacquered, wooden case. Lid of case painted and inscribed (cracked).
Date

late 19th-early 20th century
Material

wood
Place Of Prod.

China

Dimensions

Frame